Dear Diary,

What is it about common sense that eludes politicians? Recently, our town experienced a water main break that emptied all but one of the town's water towers. Restrictions were such as no outdoor water use were enacted and some households had to boil their water before using it.

Granted water lines can break, but the town council knew about the leak for several days. It was reported on a Friday afternoon and was thought to be caused by a loose bolt. The decision was made to wait until Monday to fix it. How remarkable considering that the town is having to buy water from neighboring cities just to meet current needs.

Even if the leak had been caused by a loose bolt (which it wasn't--the pipe broke), a town faced with a water shortage should not be wasting any of it by tolerating a leak. So here our town leaders were waiting until Monday and naturally, the pipe broke on Sunday. I guess they never heard of "Murphy's Law" or what happened in Yellowstone National Park when other officials decided to "let it burn".

Well at least the town's repair policy has been changed, now ALL LEAKS WILL BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. We're just faced with one small problem--how is the town going to pay for the street repairs?